Bookies arrested from Delhi after betting in Tamil Nadu Premier League match

Three bookies from the national capital allegedly made a bet of around Rs four crore during a TNPL cricket match on Friday.

An online betting racket has been busted in New Delhi and three bookies have been arrested, tje police informed on Saturday August 12.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Madhur Verma said that the gang was arrested on Friday night from a rented house in north Delhi's Anand Vihar from where they were operating.

Verma identified the accused as Vinod Sharma, Vikas Choudhary and Mukesh Aggarwal -- all residents of Delhi. Police also recovered 13 mobile phones, two laptops and three televisions, among other things, from the accused.

The trio had placed a bet of around Rs four crore on a cricket match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) on Friday, the Deputy Commissioner said.

According to police, the accused where using online betting websites to get details of the match, as live telecast of the match lags by four to five seconds from the actual match.

The accused were using a betting assistant software to keep a record of everyone placing bets with them and to keep a tab on the matches and their earnings.